Research African American history and culture, including primary sources, timelines, audio clips, photographs, maps, and images. To login, click "Barcode" and enter your library card number.
"American FactFinder" (AFF) provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. The data in AFF come from several censuses and surveys including the decennial census, the American Community Survey, the American Housing Survey, and the Economic Census. This page provides links to tutorials on finding ancestry, median income, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, and community data.
Reference materials include hundreds of primary documents and thousands of images from the Inuit of Alaska to the Seminole of Florida covering precontact to the colonial era into the 21st century. To login, click "Barcode" and enter your library card number.
Ancestry Library Edition, the largest online family history resource available, provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.
Public libraries are places of inclusion and empowerment, dedicated to breaking down barriers to access and resisting inequality. Below are some resources that illuminate systems of race, privilege and power as well as how to enact change in ourselves and our institutions. We hope these resources help you recognize and challenge biases, navigate difficult conversations and create an inclusive, respectful space for learning, engagement and improvement.
Calvert Library offers many apps for your mobile device. Start by downloading ours!
Research Asian American history and culture, including primary sources, timelines, audio clips, photographs, maps, and images. To login, click "Barcode" and enter your library card number.